New US$2 billion Investments Programme to Support Growth of Green Finance in Singapore
Singapore, 11 November 2019… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has set up a US$2 billion green investments programme (GIP) to invest in public market investment strategies that have a strong green focus. This will help to support the Singapore financial centre in promoting environmentally sustainable projects and mitigating climate change risks in Singapore and the region.
2 The GIP is a major prong of the green finance action plan announced by Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education, Singapore, and Board Member, MAS, at the 2019 Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH). The GIP aims to foster the growth of a strong and diverse ecosystem of green financing capabilities in Singapore.
3 MAS will place funds with asset managers who are committed to drive regional green efforts out of Singapore and contribute to MAS’ other green finance initiatives including developing green markets and managing environmental risks. Selected managers will be those who have demonstrated a firm commitment to deepening their green investment capabilities across functions such as research, stewardship, policy and portfolio management, accelerate local capability transfers, and increase the management of green-focused funds in Singapore. We are also looking for managers who can demonstrate their capabilities in incorporating environmental considerations into their investment process and actively directing capital towards investments that have a better green profile. The green capabilities and experience of the team managing the strategies will be a key part of the evaluation. The deep engagement with these asset managers will help to further the development of Singapore’s green financing ecosystem, as well as strengthen MAS’ understanding of climate change risks and to better position MAS’ own investment portfolio for long-term sustainable returns.
4 MAS’ first investment under the GIP will be a US$100m placement in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)’ Green Bond Investment Pool (GBIP). Together with other participating central banks, MAS hopes that this initiative will help catalyse further deepening of the green bond market.
Related News
-
SpeechesPublished Date: 21 September 2023
"ASEAN, Alternative Energy, and Artificial Intelligence" - Keynote Speech by Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at 61st ACI World Congress on 21 September 2023
Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director of MAS, spoke on three dominant investment themes in Asia-Pacific in the next decade: ASEAN, Alternative Energy and Artificial Intelligence.
-
Media ReleasesPublished Date: 27 July 2023
UK and Singapore Enhance Cooperation in Sustainable Finance and FinTech
The 8th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue facilitated a useful exchange of views, and identified opportunities for further collaboration on joint projects, in priority areas such as sustainable finance and FinTech and innovation.
-
Media ReleasesPublished Date: 27 June 2023
MAS and SGX Group to collaborate with the Climate Data Steering Committee to strengthen global access to climate transition-related data
The CDSC-MAS-SGX collaboration will aim to synergise across MAS Project Greenprint’s ESGenome disclosure portal and the CDSC’s Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) global repository of climate transition-related data. It will allow companies that report into ESGenome to transmit to the NZDPU their data on Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions.